Question 1 : Why is transportation important to a firm's supply chain operations?
Question 2 : Why is it important to know about the characteristics of a country's transportation infrastructure?
Question 3 : Discuss the factors that influence the number of facilities that a firm chooses to operate.
Question 4 : Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to locating manufacturing, assembly, or distribution facilities in countries with relatively low wages.
Question 5 : What quality-of-life considerations do you think are the most important for locational decisions? Why?